The function of protective clothing is to reduce the injuries suffered by professionals who work in dangerous jobs. For example, the potential for electrical accidents, high temperatures, chemicals, and the threat of infection in the profession. It also includes avoiding potential harm in sports or during combat. The types of protective clothing include protective clothing, helmets, racing suits and flight suits, military uniforms, and space suits.

In recent years, due to the frequent occurrence of natural disasters and emergencies, the research and development priorities of the Korean textile industry have also turned to protective clothing.

In February 2007, the Korea International Protective Clothing Conference was held for the first time at the ISO/TC94/SC13 International Standardization Conference held in Seoul. In 2009, Huvis Corporation developed a meta-aramid product; in 2010, the meta-aramid product produced by Woongjin Co., Ltd. The annual output reached 450 tons. In the same year, the company launched a research and development project for protective clothing; in June 2010, the first Asian protective clothing conference was held in Seoul, South Korea.

After several years of development, the South Korean industry has achieved greater results. The sales of meta-aramid fiber (m-Aramid) products of South Korea's Huvis Company reached US$4.56 billion only from January 2010 to March 2011; Sanchung's research on impervious biological and chemical protective clothing There has also been a significant improvement; Kolon's blended fiber has a good performance in the field of non-woven applications, in particular fire and heat resistance is particularly prominent, the company's para-aramid tensile strength has been significantly improved, P50 The M/M50 series has an MD (mechanical direction) value of 17, a CD (vertical machine direction) value of 33, and a LOI (limit oxygen index) of 29.2. The current R&D focus of the Korea Institute of Industry (KITECH) is mainly in high-tech. Pierce the material and perform a series of puncture resistance tests.

It is worth mentioning that in recent years, the South Korean government has significantly increased its investment in protective clothing research, especially in the field of fire protection uniforms. South Korea's R&D trends in future protective clothing, in addition to the improvement in protective performance, will also focus on reducing its weight and improving wear comfort. For example, the heat-resistant material will achieve its light weight and good thermal insulation performance through multiple layers of gaskets and aerogels.

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